Resinous triazinylamevo amhua-
quinone dyestuffs



n d ta Pmn O 3,177,214 RESINOUS TRHAZINYLAMINO ANTHRA QUTNONE DYESTUFFS Georg Sulzer, Basel, Paul Schaefer, Riehen, and Arthur Maeder, Therwil, Switzerland, assignors to Ciba Limited, Basel, Switzerland N Drawing. Filed May 2, 1%0, Ser. No. 25,825 Claims priority, application Switzerland, May 6, 1959, 72,970/59; July 13, 1959, 75,675/59 1 Claim. (Cl. 260-249) The present invention is based on the observation that valuable new dyestufi derivatives are obtained by reacting an organic dyestuff which is sparingly soluble to insoluble in water and contains at least one substituent which is capable of reacting with alkylol groups which may be etherified, with a mixture used for forming resin precondensates which contain alkylol groups which may be etherified, more especially with a mixture giving rise to an aminoplast.

The parent dyestuffs to be used for the manufacture of the dyestutf derivative must be sparingly soluble to insoluble in water; that is to say they must not contain groups imparting solubility in water such as carboxyl groups or sulfonic acid groups.

Furthermore, these parent dyestufis must contain at least one substituent capable of reacting with alkylol groups or etherified alkylol groups. As examples of substituents having this property the following may be mentioned:

N-alkylol groups, preferably N-rnethylol groups, as well as atomic groupings convertible into N-alkylol groups, more especially H N groups. The following amino groups or acid amide groups and the corresponding N methyl-ol-amide groups deserve special mention in this connection: H N groups which may be bound through an alkylamino radical to a 1:3:5-triazine ring (amides of cyanuric acid), for example those of the formula (NH-alkylene N H:

Patented Apr. 6, 1955 H N'OC groups in which the carbonyl group may be bound to an alkylene radical as is the case in acetamide derivatives (H NOCCH or to an -NH group as in urea derivatives;

H N groups bound to aliphatic hydrocarbon radicals, hetero rings or preferably to aromatic rings such as naphthalene or benzene rings.

A substituted amino group bound to a tn'azine ring, for example -NH-alkyl'or NH-aryl groups which in turn may contain substituents other than solubilizing groups. There are suitable for example atomic groupings of the composition in which A represents a substituent, preferably an alkyl or aryl radical and B an -HN--A group (in which A has the above meaning), or a substituted hydroxyl group, for example an alkoxy group, or a halogen atom, more especially a chlorine atom.

In other respects the parent dyestuif may belong to any desired class of dyestufi", for example the nitro dyestuffs, the oxazines, acridones, the copper phthalocyanines, the polymethines and azomethines, the azoxy dyestuffs or the anthraquinones. Preferred dyestuffs are the anthraqui none and azo dyestuffs and among the latter more especially the monoazo dyestuffs. The dyestufis may also contain ametal, more especially copper, chromium or cobalt, bound in complex union.

There may be used for example monoazo dyestufis whose azo linkage is bound on one hand to a benzene nucleus and on the other hand to a naphthalene nucleus t or pyrazolone residue, or those in which the azo linkage is bound to a benzene nucleus each on both sides. The reactive substituents present in these azo dyestuffs, are for example aromatically bound H N groups or atomic groupings of the Formula 1.

From among the anthraquinone dyestuffs there may be mentioned for example anthraquinones substituted in two u-positions, that is to say in positions 1:8, more especially 1:4 and preferably in positions 1:5, in which one of the substituents is an atomic grouping of the above Formula 1 or 2 bound through an NH group to the anthraquinone nucleus and the other substituent is an identical group or a benzoylamino group which may be substituted. Good results are obtained for example with the dyestuffs of the formula in which A and B each represent a substituent, for example an alkyl radical or preferably a hydrogen atom; X and Y each represent an -HN--A or an -HN-B group I11; a 4 (in which A and B have the above meaning), an alkyl or which, like cyanamide, are readily converted into such or alkoxy group or a halogen atom, more especially a compounds. chlorine atom; R represents an unsubstituted or sub- The formaldehyde condensation products to be used stituted benzene radical; OC-R ,jCO is the radical of for the present purpose may be derived from any one of a dicarboxylic acid of the formula HOOC.R :COOH, a wide variety of compounds containing the specified and m and n each=l or 2. atomic grouping and being of a cyclic or non-cyclic na- Among the dyestuffs of this type containing a single ture. Amongst the latter may be mentioned for example, anthraquinone nucleus and one or two triazine radicals dicyandiamide, dicyandiamidine, guanidine, acetoguanithere are further preferred those of the formula dine and biguanide. Suitable condensation products are L NH-alkylene NE, NH alkylene H I jm-I V jn-l /N /N:-

a 0 HN-G N HNC N H I 1 I B1 Ba (p-1 in which B and B each represent a chlorine atom or an for example those which have been prepared with the H N- group which may be bound through an alkyluse of more than 1 mol, for example 2 to 4 mols or more,

amino radical to the triazine ring; R represents a ben- M of formaldehyde for every 1 mol of the compound conzene radical, and m, n, p and q each=1 or 2. taining at least one atomic grouping of the formula As further anthraquinone derivatives there may be mentioned in this connection those which contain acridone rings and the dibenzanthrones. For the reaction with the mixtures giving rise to. the

N resin precondensate the parent dyes are advantageously made up into fine to micro-disperse dispersions, for example such as have a particle size of 1-10,u.. This can be achieved in the conventional manner with the aid of a known apparatus, for, example a colloid mill, and advantageously in the presence of a dispersant. There may be used any known non-ionic or anion-active dispersant.

There may be used condensation products which have been preparedin a neutral, alkaline or acidic medium.

The condensation products of formaldehyde with the cyclic compound containing at least one atomic grouping of the'formula Good results are obtained in some cases with condensation products of naphthalene sulfonic acid and formalde- N C/ hvde.

To manufacture the dyestuff derivatives the dyestuffs 7 \N/ are reacted with a mixture giving rise to resin preconden- V sates containing alkylol groups which'may be etherified, are preferably derived from aminotriazines. There may more especially with a mixture giving rise to an aminobe used methylol compounds of aminotriazines or ethers plast. Such mixtures to be used for the manufacture of or esters thereof. Among these compounds may be menthe dye tutf de ivative include al o those in which the tioned above all reaction products of formaldehyde with formation of the alkylol compound has already set in. 2:4:6-triamino-1:3z5-triazine, generally called melamine. There may be mentioned mixtures which form phenolic Such condensation products may contain 1-6 methylol resins, urethane resins, sulfonamide resins, dicyandiamide groups and as a rule they are mixtures of different comresins, triazone resins and, more especially melamine respounds. Furthermore there may be used methylol comins or urea resins,that-is to say mixtures which form such 0 pounds of derivatives of melamine that further contain resins and consist of phenol or nitrogen compounds of at least one amino group, for example methylol comthe specified kind, more especially melamines, or urea pounds of melam, melem, ammeline, ammelide or of and formaldehyde, or formaldehyde donors. Cyclic urea halogen-substituted aminotriazines, such as 2-chloro-4z6- derivatives, such as acetylene diurea, glyoxalic monodiamino-lz3r5-triazine; furthermore methylol compounds ureine, hydroxypropylene urea, ethylene urea and methylof guanamines such, for example as benzoguanamine, 01 acrylamide can likewise be used. 1 acetoguanamine or formoguanamine.

Thus, there are suitable dyestuif derivatives based on There may also be used bra-sic condensation products urea-formaldehyde resin which may be derived from obtained by reacting the dyestuff in any desired order of methylol ureas of 1 mol urea with 2-4 mols formaldehyde succession with or from the alkyl ethers of these methylol compounds with lower alcohols such as methanol or n-butanol; only some of the methylol groups present in the molecule need be etherified. As relevant examples may also be mentioned methyl ethers of methylol-ethylene ureas and methylol-acetylene ureas and their methyl ethers.

Further suitable are condensation compounds of formaldehyde with the dyestutfs and compounds which, like dicyandiamide or melamine, contain at least one atomic (a) A methylol compound of an aminotriazine or of an ether thereof with a lower alcohol,

(b) An aliphatic compound containing a chain of at least 7 carbon atoms and a reactive hydrogen atom bound to a hetero atom, and t (c) A primary or secondary amine or a tertiary amine whose molecule contains a reactive hydrogen atom bound to an oxygen or sulfur atom or to another nonbasic. nitrogen atom.

grouping The present pnocess can also be performed with condensation products of formaldehyde with guanylmelamine which may be derived from mono-, dior trigu'anylmelamine or mixtures thereof such as are obtained when dicyandiamidine is treated in aninert solvent at an elevated 7 temperature with a gaseous hydrohalic acid, and from the salt formed the free amine is separated by adding a strong alkali. Substituted guanylmelamines are likewise suitable for the manufacture of formaldehyde condensation produots.

The foregoing applies to aminoplasts containing methyl- 01 groups or etherified methylol groups. In some cases it is found advantageous to carry out the etherification only after the methylol compound has been reacted with the dyestuff; for instance: the dyestufi may be first reacted with urea and formaldehyde, whereupon in the resulting product all or some of the methyl-o1 groups are etherified with a lower alcohol, for example with ethanol or preferably methanol.

As is known the resin precondensates obtained in this manner, but without concomitant use of the water-insoluble dyestuffs, which precondensates are unetherified or etherified with an alkanol, more especially methanol, are as a rule water-soluble while the corresponding preoondensates obtained by the present process are in most cases sparingly soluble in water. This property is even more pronounced when the sparingly Water-soluble dyes-tuif is reacted with the mixture giving rise to a resin precondensate which is restrictedly soluble in water and contains etherified alkylol groups. By restrictedly soluble in water is meant that the precondensate is capable of dissolving a certain, generally rather small amount of Water but is itself sparingly soluble to practically insoluble in water. Among the mixtures capable of forming restrictedly water-soluble precondensates there may be mentioned those containing (a) urea or an aininotriazine, preferably melamine, ([1) formaldehyde, and (c) a preferably aliphatic alcohol containing 37 carbon atoms. These dyestuff derivatives are obtained in an advantageous manner when the finely dispersed parent dyestuif and the urea (or the ami-notriazine) are reacted together with the formaldehyde in an aqueous medium and the methylol groups contained in the resulting methylol compound are then extensively etherified with an aliphatic alcohol containing 3 to 7 carbon atoms, such as n-propanol, isopropanol, isobutanol, n-pentanol or preferably n-butanol; the etherification can also be carried outwith cyclohexanol or benzyl alcohol.

The propontions of the reactive dyestufl and of the mixture forming the aminoplast, used for the reaction, may vary within very wide limits; for example 1 mol of dyestuif may be reacted with 2 to 3 mols of the mixture forming the aminoplast (that is to say for example 2 to 3 mols of urea and 4 to 6 mols of formaldehyde). Especially valuable products are obtained however When the dyestuff is reacted with a substantial excess of the mixture forming the aminoplast; thus for example 1 part of dyestufi may be reacted with about 2 to 100 parts of the mixture forming the aminoplast.

The reaction of the dyestuff with the mixture forming the aminoplast does not in general offer any difficulty. It can be carried out by a conventional method known for such reactions, preferably in an aqueous medium. When one starting material is a mixture forming the aminoplast, and an excess thereof is used, the procedure may be the same as is conventionally applied when an aminoplast is manufactured without the dyestuff.

The dyestuff preparations obtained by the present process are particularly suitable for dyeing textiles. For this purpose the dyestuff derivatives should be used in as fine a dispersion as possible. Under certain circumstances for example when in the course of the reaction the dispersion has become coarserit is advisable to return the derivative subsequently to the finely dispersed form which is advantageous for its use.

It has further been observed that textile materials can be dyed advantageously by applying to them dyestuif derivatives obtained by reacting an organic dyestuffwhich is sparingly soluble to insoluble in water and contains at least one substituent capable of reacting with alkyl- 01 groups which may be etherified-with a mixture that gives rise to a resin preoondensate containing alkyl groups which may be etherified, especially one giving rise to an aminoplast, in the form of an aqueous preparation and the textile material so treated is then subjected to a heat treatment.

In this manner a very wide variety of textile materials can be dyed, for example those of animal fibers such as wool or silk, or of synthetic fibers, such as polyester or polyamide fibers, and above all those of cellulose fibers including both native cellulose fibers such as linen or cotton and fibers of regenerated cellulose such as rayon (viscose) or rayon staple fibers.

The aqueous preparation to be used for this purpose may contain other substances in addition to the specified reaction products. In this connection may be mentioned above all the aminoplasts of the specified composition not reacted with dyestuffs. Further suitable are polymerizable substances or polymers that are soluble or dispersible in water, more especially ethylenically unsaturated compounds such, for example as polyvinyl alcohols, copolymers of esters of unsaturated, at least copolymerizable acids, nitriles of such acids and a small amount of the corresponding free acid, vinyl esters of saturated lower fatty acids and the like. Further suitable are substances capable of hydrophobizing fibers.

The aqueous preparations should further contain a so called acid curing catalyst, such as ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate, monoor diammonium phosphate, magnesium chloride, zinc nitrate, zinc fiuoborate, ammonium silicofiuoride or a hydrochloride of an organic base, preferably of an amine containing hydroxyl groups. Further suitable catalysts are free acids such as tartaric, formic acid or the like.

The present process is applicable not only to dyeing but also to printing textiles, and in the latter case the aqueous preparations contain also thickeners, such as starch, tragacanth, British gum and it is possible to incorporate further substances, for example hydrotropic compounds such as urea in the printing paste.

, The dyeing process is particularly suitable for continuous operation and apart from the aforementioned textile printing also padding is found to be advantageous.

The amount of dyestulf preparation and further optional additives to be applied to the textile fibers may vary within very wide limits. The amount of dyestuff preparation to be used depends substantially on the desired tinctorial strength.

When the material has been treated with the aqueous preparation, it is hardened. Before being hardened it is advantageously dried, fully or partially at room temperature, advantageously by being heated to a temperature at which substantial curing does not yet occur, for example to a temperature below C. The curing is advantageously performed by simply heating the material to the requisite temperature, for example to a temperature ranging from -180 C.

The aminoplast resin can be fixed on the textile material not only in the dry manner just described but also in the presence of water, for example at an elevated temperature, for example under superatmospheric pressure and/ or with live steam as the source of heat.

The fixation according to the invention of the dyestuif derivatives (aminoplasts) can be carried out entirely without drying the impregnated fibrous materials or with partial drying before or during the fixing, provided that the drying proceeds evenly and without any disturbing migration of the condensation product. In the most simple case the fiber material is impregnated with the aqueous preparation of the dyestuff derivative, then squeezed or centrifuged (that is to say the excess liquor is removed mechanically from the material) and then stored for a prolonged period Without having been dried and with prevention of a prematiure drying. The period for which the material is to be stored may range from a few minutes to several days; it depends on one hand on the aminoplast the other. The material can be stored at room tempera I ture or at an elevated temperature, for example at 80 C. It has proved advantageous to store the impregnated fiber mate-rial in a closed vessel because inthis manner very premature drying is automatically prevented. After the resin has been fixed thereon the fiber material is dried- As has been mentioned above, the process of the invention may also include partial drying before or during the fixation of the resin; in this connection measures must be taken to prevent any excessive local drying of the treated textile material and any migration of unfixed resin during the drying, since otherwise the success of the treatment may be jeopardized. Even drying may be ensured for example by storing the impregnated fiber material in a drying cabinet through which a current ofvair having a certain relative humidity isp-assed. The fiber material can then give off moisture only until its moisture content has become the same as that of the air passing over it.

To what extent the drying may be taken cannot be stated in a general form because various factors have to be taken into consideration, such as the storing temperature or the activity of the curing catalyst.

According to a particularly advantageous variant the fixation in the wet state can be performed simply and rapidly by using as the source of heat steam instead of hot air having a greater or lesser content of steam. When saturated steam is used there is no risk of local drying. When the drying is performed at an elevated temperature, for example at 110-120 C., under superatmospheric pressure the fixing time can be considerably shortened so that the whole process, including the initial heating, may be completed within 1 to 2 hours or even within a much shorter time.

It must be ensured that the water, which separates from the steam formed when the wet fiber material is raised to the treatment temperature, is absorbed by the fiber material without the impregnating solution running off it; this is achieved best by extensively removing from the material any excess impregnating liquor by squeezing, centrifuging or suction. I

Depending on whether a substantial excess of the aminoplast-former has been usedinthe manufacture of the dyestuif derivative and whether the aqueous preparation further contains dyestuif-free aminoplast and/ or other agents,'it is possible to combine the present process with the production of additional effects, for example crease-resistance, shrink-resistance, permanent calender effects, variations of the hand of the textiles, hydroe phobization, and the like. If desired the textile materials can be neutralized or soaped after the heat treatment, though in general they have good wet fastness properties even without soaping, more especially good fastness to washing, and they are also distinguished by the levelness of their tints and their good abrasion resistance.

Unless otherwise indicated, parts and percentages in the following examples are by weight:

EXAMPLE 1 7.0 parts of 1-amino-5-benzoylaminoanthraquinone are dissolved with heating in 150 parts of nitrobenzene. At 140 C. a solution of 6.0 parts of cyanuric chloride in 30 parts of nitrobenzene is added. Aftera short time the mono-condensation product of the formula 8 begins to settle out in the form of small yellow crystals. The whole is stirred on for 5 hours at 140-145 C., allowed to cool, and the product is filtered off.

24.5 parts of the resulting product are stirred with 500 parts of nitrobenzene in an autoclave. Dry ammonia gas is then injected until the pressure amounts to about 6 atmospheres gauge. The mixture is heated to 140- 150 C. and maintained at this temperature for 12 hours, allowed to cool, filtered, and the filter residue is washed .with benzene, alcohol and water and dried in vacuo at -100 C. The resulting pigment of the formula is an orange-colored powder. It is made up in the conventional known manner with the aid of a condensation product of naphthalenesulfonic acid and formaldehyde into a micro-disperse aqueous paste containing 15% of pigment.

A mixture of 148.5 parts of aqueous formaldehyde solution of 37% strength and 0.7.part by volume of sodium hydroxide solution of 30% strength is heated to 60 C. in a reaction vessel equipped with agitator, reflux condenser and thermometer, and. 31.5 parts of melamine are then added. When the melamine has dissolved, 56 parts of the aforementioned microdisperse paste containing 15% of the pigment of the Formula 7 and then 200 parts of distilled water are added. During the ensuing condensation the pH-value should be electrometrically checked at regular intervals and a pH- value of 7.5 to 9 adjusted, if necessary, by adding further sodium hydroxide solution. The mixture is heated to 90 C. In the course of 35 minutes 2 parts by volume of sodium hydroxide solution of 30% strength are added.

-After 40 minutes the mixture is cooled to 60 C. and

treated with parts of methanol and then with 1.5 parts of concentrated hydrochloric acid diluted with 2 parts of water. After 15 minutes the etherification is interruptedby adding 3.5 parts by volume of sodium hydroxide solution of 30% strength while checking the pH- value. The mixture is cooled and concentrated in vacuo at a bath temperature of 50 C., to yield about 225 parts of a finely dispersed suspension containing about 41% of solids: Derivative I.

EXAMPLE 2 is dried in vacuo at about 40 C;

,tion .is continued.

of hexamethylene diisocyanate.

A mixture of 690 parts of aqueous formaldehyde solution of 37% strength and 21.4 parts of concentrated aqueous ammonia solution is heated to 60 C. in a reaction vessel equipped with agitator, reflux condenser and thermometer. 151 parts of melamine are added to and dissolved in the mixture and 400 parts of water and 40 parts of the dyestufi of the Formula 8 are then added.

During the ensuing condensation the pH value is checked electromatically at regular intervals and a pH value of 8 to 8.5 is adjusted, if necessary, by adding sodium hydroxide solution of 30% strength. The mixture is stirred for about 15 minutes while being heated to 85 C. At 80 C. 220 to 250 parts by volume are distilled off in vacuo. 730 parts by volume of butanol are then added and the distillation in vacuo is continued until about 400 parts by volume of water and 520 parts by volume of butanol have passed over. The separated butanol together with 3.5 parts of concentrated formic acid, is added to the reaction mixture and the distilla- 350 parts by volume of butanol are then added, and the solution is concentrated in vacuo until about 430 parts of a viscous, clear resin solution having a solids content of about 77% have been obtained.

320 parts of this yellow resin solution are stirred with 70 parts of an aqueous solution of 50% strength of a reaction product of 1 mol of hydroabietyl alcohol with 200 mols of ethylene oxide, cross-linked with about 1% With vigorous stirring the resin is dispersed by gradually adding 315 parts of distilled water. There are obtained about 700 parts of a stable, yellow resin dispersion having a solids content of about 40%: Derivative II.

EXAMPLE 3 In the apparatus described in Example 1 a mixture of 72 parts of aqueous formaldehyde solution of 37% strength and 0.2 part by volume of sodium hydroxide solution of 30% strength is treated at 60 C. with 15.7 parts of melamine. When the melamine has dissolved, 55 parts of a micro-disperse paste containing 15% of the pigment of the formula (prepared from l-aminoanthraquinone and cyanuric chloride in a manner analogous to that of Example 1), and then 150 parts of distilled water are added. During the ensuing condensation the pH value is checked electrometrically and a pH value of 8 to 8.5 is adjusted, if nec essary, by adding further sodium hydroxide solution. The mixture is heated to 87 C., after 40 minutes cooled to 60 C. and then treated with 60 parts of methanol and a suinciency of ZN-hydrochloric acid to achieve a pH value of 4.5 to 5. After 15 minutes the etherification is interrupted by adding sodium hydroxide solution of 30% strength until a pH value of 8.5 to 9 has been established. The mixture is cooled and concentrated in vacuo at a bath temperature of 50 C., to yield about 105 parts of a finely dispersed orange-colored suspension having a solids content of about 43 Derivative III.

EXAMPLE 4 In the apparatus described in Example 1 a mixture of 155 parts 'of aqueous formaldehyde solution of 37% strength and 5.4 parts of concentrated aqueous ammonia solution is treated at 60 C. with 31.5 parts of melamine.

When the/melamine has dissolved, 17 parts of the dyestuff of the formula (10) (I) CH and 100 parts of distilled water are added. If necessary, the mixture is adjusted with concentrated aqueous ammonia solution to pH 7.5 and heated to 80 C. with stirring. In vacuo 100 to 120 parts by volume are distilled oit at a rate such that the internal temperature does not drop below 70 C. 166 parts by volume of butanol are added and distillation in vacuo is continued until 70 parts volume of Water and about 110 parts by volume of butanol have passed over. The separated butanol, together with 1.5 parts of concentrated formic acid, is added to the reaction mixture. Distillation is continued under identical conditions until Water will no longer pass over. 100 parts by volume of butanol are added and the solution is concentrated in vacuo at a bath temperature of 50 C. until there are obtained about 105 parts of a yellow resin solution having a solids content of about 84%.

104 parts of this resin solution are intimately stirred With 26.3 parts of an aqueous solution of 50% strength of a reaction product of 1 mol hydroabietyl alcohol and 200 mols of ethylene oxide, cross-linked with about 1% of hexamethylene diisocyanate, and the whole is emulsi- -fied by gradually adding 85 parts of distilled Water, to yield about 211 parts of a yellow resin dispersion having a solids content of about 42%: Derivative IV.

When by the method described above a condensate is prepared with 16.5 parts of the dyestulf of the formula EXAMPLE 5 In the apparatus described in Example 1 a mixture of 72 parts of aqueous formaldehyde solution of 37% strength and 0.2 part by volume of sodium hydroxide solution of 30% strength is treated at 60 C. with 15.7 parts of melamine. When the melamine has dissolved, 11.4 parts of the dye-stuif of the formula IiIH N N H N- CNH1 (prepared from l,4-diamino-anthraquinone andcyanuric chloride, in a manner analogous to that of Example 1) and parts of water are added. During the ensuing condensation the pH value is checked electrometrically and adjusted to 8 to 8.5, if necessary with sodium hydroxide solution. The mixture is heated to 87 C., then cooled after 40 minutes to 60 C. and mixed with 60 parts of methanol and then with a sutficiency of 2N- hydrochloric acid to achieve a pH of 4.5 to 5. After 15 minutes the etherification is interrupted by adding sodium hydroxide solution of 30% strength until a pH of 8.5 to 9 has been established. The mixture is concentrated in vacuo at a bath temperature of 50 C.

The suspension is turned into a micro-disperse, violet,

aqueous paste having-asolids content of about 37% in the conventional maner known per se, with the aid of a condensation product of naphthalenesulfonic acid with formaldehyde (up to about 50%,, calculated on the pigment): Derivative VI.

In the following table are shown further 'dyestufiF derivatives accessible by theprocess described above from the dyestuffs listed in column II, using the amount of dyestutf shown in column III. The tint obtained is listed in column IV, and column V shows the solids content.

Table A I II III IV V Derivative Parent dyestufl Amount Tint Solids Con- No. tent, Percent w NC v11 14.5 Black s2 N=(|J/ N113 NHg Neg i i N=CI3 NH, VII a i 11.4 Red-orange as I N: m

\(l J N mm (14 N-o IX OZNO N=NONH C N 9.2 Reddish yellow 35 N=CIJ (1 i 01 NH: X zN- /N 8.7 Orange 38 N=t 3 (16) i NH,

NH-(OHDr-NH N- I XI OzNGN: Gum-c N 13.8 Salmon pink 1s NH-(CHDu-NH,

Table A-Continued I II III IV -V Derivative Parent dyestufl Amount Tint Solids C011- No. tent. Percent '01 XII 0 NH-O N l v 13.6 Blue 19 NH-(CHQr-NH:

111 (I) IIIH-C /N 11.2 YeHow orange 37 Iv Nz? NH;

I (7) EN ,0 3

NHg

IV 0 NH-C N 11.2 Ruby 3 Z II I 11.4 Violet"; r 32 XVI i 0range. 33

O N NH, Xv1I.-.. N CHN OC;H5 N A) N 0% N 14.3 Grey 36 H 0 0- H- Em r 6 N 0 Table i -Continued I II III IV V Derivative Parent dyestufi Amount Tint Solids Con-- No. tent, Percent (I) C;H XVIII EQ-NH-O o-@ 17. 4 Steel blue I 23 N H: -OH

(JO-NHO-NH-C /N In the following Table B are shown further dyestuif derivativesv prepared by the method described above,

' 37 parts of a micro-disperse paste containing 20% pigment of the formula except that they are turned into a micro-disperse paste (24) with the aid of- (up to 50%, calculated on'the pigment) a reaction product of 1 mol of hydroabietyl alcohol with C 200 mols of ethylene oxide cross-linked withabout 1% v of hexamethylene diisocyanate. Ham) Table B I II III IV v Derivative Parent dyestufi Amount Tlnt Solids Con- No. tent, Percent NH, N-(J XIX (I) IfIb-C /N 8.3 Orange NH xx 0- NHO N 11.4 Violet 37 N NH-C N N=CII NH, I :Hs xxr EQ-NH-C o--@ 11.4 Steel blue 23 :Ha NH: OH l CONHNHC N EXAMPLE 6 and 35 partsof distilled water are added. During the In the apparatus'described in Example 1 a mixture of i ensuing condensation the pH value is adjusted with sodium hydroxide solution to 8 to 8.5. The mixture is heated to 87 C., after 40 minutes the bath temperature is lowered to C. and the mixture is concentrated in vacuo, to yield about 380 parts of a yellow suspension having a solids content of about 19%: Derivative XXII.

17' p EXAMPLE 7 I -In the apparatus described in Example 1 a mixture of 72 parts of aqueous formaldehyde solution of 37% strength and 0.2 part of sodium hydroxide solution of 30% strength is treated at 30 C. with 12.8 parts of urea. When the urea has dissolved, 7.5 parts of the pigment of the formula and 35 parts of distilled Water are added. During the ensuing condensation the pH-value is adjusted with sodium hydroxide solution to 18.5. The mixture is heated to 90 C.; after 75 minutes the bath temperature is lowered to 50 C. and about. 50 parts by volume are distilled 011 in vacuo. The mixture is cooled to 30 C., 60p-arts of methanol are added, then the mixture is further cooled to -20 C. and a sufficiency of ZN-hydr-ochloric acid is added toestablish a pH value of 4.5 to 5. After minutes the et-herification is brought to an end by adding sodium hydroxide solution to establish a pH of 8.5 and I the mixture is concentrated in vacuo at 50 C.

With the aid of a condensation product of naphthalene sulfonic acid with formaldehyde the suspension is turned in the conventional manner into a micro-disperse, yellow, aqueous paste having a solids content of about 30%: Derivative XXIII.

, When the condensation and the etherification described above are carried out with 48 parts o f a nu'crordisperse paste containing of the pigment of the formula N o NH-C N H I N: 1 111:

7 111's a micro-disperse, aqueous orange paste is obtained having a solids content of about 39%: Derivative XXIV.

EXAMPLE 8 In the apparatus described in Example 1. a mixtureof 100 parts of aqueous formaldehyde solution of 37% strength, 80 parts of butanol and 4.2 parts of concentrated aqueous ammonia solution is treated at 30 C. with 30 parts of urea and 18 parts of the dyestufr" of the formula (26) HO G1 I 1 i i I O:N Cl l The mixture is heated to 90 C. and at this temperature 1000 parts 18 .100 parts of this resin solution are intimately stirred with parts of aqueous polyvinyl alcohol soluti-onof 10% strength and emulsified by the gradual addition of 208 parts of distilled water, to yield about 400 parts of a yellow resin disperison having 'a solids content 'of about 21%: Derivative XXV.

When the condensation and etherification. described above are carried out with 17.6 parts of the dyestufi of the formula a clear resin solution of orange color is obtained.

50 parts of this resin solution are stirred with 15 parts of an aqueous solution of 50% strength of a reaction product of 1 mol of hydroabietyl alcohol with 200 mols of ethylene oxide, cross-linked with about. 1% of hexarnethylene diisocyanate, and the whole is emulsified by gradually adding 45 parts of distilled Water, to yield about parts of a resin dispersion having a solids content of about 42%: Derivative XXVI.

' EXAMPLE 9 A fabric of bleached and rnercerized cotton is treated at room temperature on a padder with an aqueous sol-u 'tion containing in 1000 parts by volume 100 parts of the dispersion of 41% strength prepared as described in Example 1,- and 5 parts of diammonium phosphate; The

fabric is then dried and thereupon hardened for 5 minutes at 150 C. The resulting level yellow dyeing possesses good fastness to abrasion and light and is fast to washing at the boil.

A dyeing which is likewise fast is obtained by the above process when the padding liquor contains in 1000 parts in addition to 100 parts of the dyestuif dispersion also 5 parts of monoammonium phosphateand 60 parts of binding agent of the following composition:

180 parts of a resin emulsion consisting of 8% of the adduct of'15 mols of ethylene oxide with 1 mol of ditertiary butyl-para-cresol, 60% of hexamethylol melamine highly etherified with butanol, and 32% of water,

270 parts of a solution of 10% of a'copolymer of methacrylic acid and methacrylic acid methyl ester (in the ratio 7:3) 9% of sodium hydroxide solution 7 of 30% strength, and 81% of water, 360

0.6 part of potassium persulfate a mixture of 180 parts of acrylic acid isobutyl ester, 105 parts of vinylidene chloride (lzl-dichloroethanel, 5 parts of acrylic acid in 292 parts of water, with the addition of9 parts of sodium a-oxyoctadecanesulfonate, 1

- part of triethanolamine and 1 part-of isooctanol,

Y and parts of water I I EXAMPLE. 10

A fabric of bleached and mercerized cotton is treated at room temperature on a padder with an aqueous solu tion containing in 1000 parts by volume 200 parts. of the dispersion of 40% strength of the dyestufiderivative prepared as described in Example 2,; and 5 parts of diammonium phosphate. The fabric is dried and then hardened I for 5 minutes at 'C. 'The resulting, level yellow dyeing has good resistanceto scrubbing and abrasion.

If desired there may be-addedto the paddingliquor apart from the dyestufi derivative also the binding agent i of the composition described at the end of Example 9, for

example in an amount of 30 parts. thereof in 1000 parts of padding liquor.

parts of a copolymer prepared by polymerizing with parts of sodium hydroxide solution of.4'% strength,

9 ertiesrof fastness 19 4 EXAMPLE 11 I A, fabric of bleached, mercerized cotton- (poplin) is.

treated atroomtemperatureon a padder with an aqueous preparation. containing in 1000 parts .by volume an amount of dyestuff derivative III [prepared from the pigment of the Formula 9 as described inExamplef 3 corresponding to 5 parts ofthevb ase' pigment,"and 20parts of zinc nitrate; Thefabric'is then squeezed, to a weight increase of' 60-70%, dried in air, calendered cold and then hardened for6 minutes at 150 C. The resulting level orange dyeing has goodfastness to washing, rubbing and light.

Instead of with the Derivative III the fabric can be dyed by'the above basic method with any of the dyestutf DerivativesIV or VI to XXVI. j 3

The basic method described above can be modified for all specified dyestufi derivatives in one of the following manners: i V

(b) The padding liquorcontains the specified amount of dyestufi derivative, as hardener instead of zinc nitrate, I 5 grams per liter of ammoniumtnitrate or diamrnoniunr phosphate, if desired also about 2 grams. per liter of concentrated ammonia and 50' grams per liter of the binding agent described in Example 9;

(c), The padding liquorconbains the specified amount of dyestuff derivative, 5 grams per liter of a hardener I mentioned under (b), if desired also 2 grams of conce ntratedammonia per liter, as well as 20 to 80 grams per l ter of one of the aminoplast preparations mentioned under (a) and 50 grams per liter of the binding agent to be used according to (b), prepared as described in Example 9. V

V The modifications shown under (a), (b) and (0) above enable the mechanical properties, for example the crease resistance and the handle, to be varied and in somecases the fastness properties, such as fastness to washing, rubbing and scrubbing tobe improved.

- EXAMPLE112 The process described in Example 11 is carried outwith 20 a EXAMPLE 14 In a mill with iron rollers 63.6 parts of 4,4',4",4"'- tetrarninovcopperphthalocyanine and 200' parts of nitrobenzene are ground for. several hours, and the whole then flushed into a suitable reaction vessel with 1050 parts of 'nitrobenzene. After the addition of 110parts of cyanun'c chloride, 1 part of pyridine and 1 part of dimethyl formamide, the reaction mixture is maintained at a temperature of ZOO-205 C. for 20 .hours. After cooling, it is filtered with suction and the filter residue thoroughly washed with acetone and dried. About 86 parts of a I filtered with suction and washed in turn with. nitroben-i- 'zene, alcohol and water. After drying there is" obtained an olive-green powder having a nitrogen content of 25.5% and a chlorine content of 4.1%.

In the manner shown in Example 5, 15 parts of the 7 product so obtained are reacted with72 parts of aqueous an aqueous impregnating solution containing per liter an amountof the dyestulf Derivative I corresponding to 5 grams of the base pigment, 5. grams of diammonium phosphate,, parts; of the bindingagent of the composition :described' in Example 9, and if desiredalso-52 parts of hexamethylolh xamethyl ether. The resulting level yel- 9 low dyeing-hasgood fastness to bing an'dli'gh't.

Washing, scrubbing, rub- EXAMPLE 13 The process described in Example 11 is carried out with an aqueous impregnating solution. containing per formaldehyde sol-ution'of 37 strength and 15.7 parts of melamine, the .methylol' compound is etherified .with methanol, and the methyl ether worked up into a microdisperse paste having a solids content of 39.6% with the aidiof a condensation product of naphthalene sulfonic acid and formaldehyde: Derivative XXVII;

When a fabric of bleached mercerized cotton is treated according to thefirst paragraph of Example 11 with the dyestulf derivative XXVII, a field-grey dyeing of excellentfastness to light and washing is obtained. When the procedure (b) of Example 11 is followed, there is likewise obtained a field-grey dyeing ofexcellent fastness to light and washing in addition to agood fastness to rubbing. 7

What is claimed is:

Aresinous dyestufr obtained by reacting a mixture of formaldehyde and melamine with an anthraquinone dye- 1 in which andn each represents a whole number of at liter an amount of the dyestuif derivative V corresponding to 5 grams of base pigment, 20 grams of zinc nitrate andj49 grams of hexamethylol hexamethyl ether. vA level,

orange dyeing of good fastnessfto washing, scrubbing,"

abrasion and dry cleaning is obtained,

Considerably stronger dyeings are obtained on fabrics of cotton, terephthalic acid polyglycol ester or polyamide fibers or on blended fabrics byusing-an impregnating solution which contains 'per literan amount of dyestuff [derivative containing 20; grams ofthe base pigment. These dyeings likewise possess the aforementioned prop 1,181,2021 Aisen May 2, 1916 1,186,052 Weeber June 6, 1916 1,523,308 Steinbuch et a1 Jan. 13, 1925 1,568,627 Schetelig' Ian. 5, 1926 1,719,792 Ackerman et al. July 2, 1929 2,119,189, Widmer "May 31, 1938 2,197,442 Widmer Apr. 16, 1940 2,600,593 'Weber; June 17, 1952 2,694,056 fLUdWigJet al. NOV. 9, 1954 2,719,832 Craemeretlal. Oct, 4, 1955 2,722,527 Wehrli et ali Nov. 1, 1955 7 2,891,971 Singer et a1. June 23, 1959 2,907,762 Heslop Oct. 6, 1959 the most 2.

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